The Airports Council International revealed a 4.8% rise in passenger traffic during September 2011 compared with the corresponding month in 2010.
Passenger traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 8%, led by strong domestic demand for air travel in populous countries such as Brazil and Mexico.
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Higher growth in passenger traffic was also reported in the Middle East, which saw an increase of 7.1%, with Abu Dhabi recording a 17.1% rise.
Passenger traffic in Europe increased by 6.6%.
Russian airports also reported higher growth, with Moscow airports DME and SVO recording rises of 20.5% and 16.2%, respectively.
Asia-Pacific recorded a 4.8% rise in passenger traffic led by China, India and Thailand with Xiamen, New Delhi and Bangkok airports reporting increases of 25.8%, 23.2% and 15.9%, respectively.
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By GlobalDataNorth America’s passenger traffic grew at a modest rate of 2.7%, while North Africa’s traffic was hit by political unrest resulting in a year-on-year decline of 6.4%.
